⦁ Why 80⁰ 32’E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India.
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The local time at this Meridian has been accepted as the Indian Standard Time (IST) throughout the country because it passes through the middle of the country. It has helped to avoid a lot of confusion which would have been there by following different local times or in absence of a uniform time.
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82°30' E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India because it is situated in the centre of all longitudes and latitudes in which our country is located. ... The local times which lie on different meridians are bound to differ. The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat.
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